Also, a group of genes could be recognized that were commonly expressed in all MØ subtypes and included ATF3, C3, CDKN1A, FCGR3A, FOSB, HBEGF, ICAM1, KLF6, MAP3K8, NFKBIA, TNFAIP3 and ZFP36 (Figure 4G, genes in red), with known inflammation and atherosclerosis-related functions. Here, MAP3K8 is linked to atherosclerosis.